Optimising Digital Technologies

Catalyst for change: designing a student technology vision

How do our students want to engage with technology in their learning and study experience? ELICOS Australia undertook a project to find out, with surprising results.

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Breaking down barriers: piloting iPads in the classroom

What can tablets bring to a classroom where learners face barriers to both learning and technology? We look at a pilot project in collaboration with Navitas English AMEP staff and students.

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How to (re)design for independent learning

Considerable planning is needed to nurture independent learning and enable students to drive their own learning agenda. This animated summary looks at a re-design of the myStudySpace tool in ELICOS Australia.

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Piloting iPads in the classroom [infographic]

How do you run a successful pilot to introduce iPads to a classroom of AMEP learners? This infographic takes us through some of the steps involved.

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Getting active with lecture capture

Last year, over 2500 hours of video were recorded through Echo360 for NPI. But where to next for this lecture capture technology in our learning and teaching contexts?

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Weaving the web into the classroom: 7 questions to consider

So you’ve just done a Google search and found a really interesting tool that would be absolutely perfect to use in your classroom. What next?

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Students, screensizes and the ever present smartphone

Is it all digital these days, or is these still a spot for paper and pen next to those phones and laptops?

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Inclusive and embedded support online: Encouraging the transfer of academic skills in first year students

How can we support students to develop academic skills in the challenging online environment?

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Student Technology Survey 2015: the results!

Summary and short animation about our first cross-sector Student Technology Survey in Navitas, gathering 2114 responses from HE, VET and English learners studying at colleges in Australia.

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‘Learning to Teach Online’ MOOC

In this recording, Simon McIntyre and Negin Mirriahi, discuss how they approached the design and development of a MOOC.

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Using iPads in the classroom

Challenge Accepted! Can tablets enhance learning for students experiencing barriers to education?

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Beyond written comments: Using video feedback to improve students’ writing

Screencasting to create feedback videos for students is creating substantial interest. This talk outlines how to create these videos and explores the possibilities.

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To print or not to print: Understanding patterns of use in eBooks

In 2014, over 50% of books accessed through the NPI library were in ebook formats. This talk describes the ‘demand driven acquisition’ models and the growth of their ebook collection.

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From the Vault: Teacher Technology Survey 2014

A full presentation of the findings from the Teacher Technology Survey conducted in businesses across PEP in 2014.

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